Ritual ImplementsChinese4th-3rd millennium BCE
Primitive Jade Pendant
c. 4000 BCE - c. 2000 BCE
Dimensions
3.3 x 0.4 cm (1 5/16 x 3/16 in.) unspecified: 6 g
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